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    1.2.1 Inclination of Earth Axis - Seasons and Day Light

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    The document describes the Earth-Sun system and how the tilt of the Earth's axis and its revolution around the sun cause the seasons. It explains that summer solstice occurs on June 21 when the North pole tilts towards the sun, winter solstice on December 22 when the South pole tilts towards the sun. The vernal and autumnal equinoxes occur when there are approximately 12 hours of daylight everywhere.

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    The document describes the Earth-Sun system and how the tilt of the Earth's axis and its revolution around the sun cause the seasons. It explains that summer solstice occurs on June 21 when the North pole tilts towards the sun, winter solstice on December 22 when the South pole tilts towards the sun. The vernal and autumnal equinoxes occur when there are approximately 12 hours of daylight everywhere.

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    The document describes the Earth-Sun system and how the tilt of the Earth's axis and its revolution around the sun cause the seasons. It explains that summer solstice occurs on June 21 when the North pole tilts towards the sun, winter solstice on December 22 when the South pole tilts towards the sun. The vernal and autumnal equinoxes occur when there are approximately 12 hours of daylight everywhere.

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    1.2.1 Inclination of Earth Axis - Seasons and Day Light

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    Jarnail Kalra
    The document describes the Earth-Sun system and how the tilt of the Earth's axis and its revolution around the sun cause the seasons. It explains that summer solstice occurs on June 21 when the North pole tilts towards the sun, winter solstice on December 22 when the South pole tilts towards the sun. The vernal and autumnal equinoxes occur when there are approximately 12 hours of daylight everywhere.

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    EARTH – SUN SYSTEM

    EARTH ROTATION
    • DAY AND NIGHT
    • 24 HOURS
    Revolution of earth around sun
    • 1 year
    • Angle between orbital plane and equinoctial
    EARTH ORBIT IN CELESTIAL SPHERE
    SUMMER SOLSTICE
    • 21 Jun
    • N end of earth axis tilted towards the Sun
    • Max Declination N
    • Sun rays fall vertically over Tropic of Cancer
    • All places in N Hemisphere have longest day and
    shortest night
    • Circle of illumination encloses entire Arctic circle and
    all places within Arctic circle have continuous daylight.
    • Places within Antarctic circle have continuous night.
    SUMMER SOLSTICE
    SUMMER SOLSTICE
    AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
    • 23 Sep
    • Tilt of axis in a direction at right angle to the
    direction of Sun from Earth
    • Sun rays fall vertically over equator
    • Sun Dec 0 degrees
    • Circle of illumination passes through two poles
    • All places on earth have equal day and night of
    12 hours
    AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
    WINTER SOLSTICE
    • 22 Dec
    • S end of earth axis tilted towards the Sun
    • Max Declination S
    • Sun rays fall vertically over Tropic of Capricorn
    • All places in S Hemisphere have longest day and
    shortest night
    • Circle of illumination encloses entire Antarctic circle
    and all places within Antarctic circle have continuous
    daylight.
    • Places within Arctic circle have continuous night.
    WINTER SOLSTICE
    VERNAL EQUINOX
    • 21 Mar
    • Tilt of axis in a direction at right angle to the
    direction of from Sun to Earth
    • Sun rays fall vertically over equator
    • Sun Dec 0 degrees
    • Circle of illumination passes through two poles
    • All places on earth have equal day and night of
    12 hours
    VERNAL EQUINOX
    SEASONS
    SEASONS ARE CAUSED BECAUSE:
    SEASONS ARE CAUSED BECAUSE:
    • EARTH ORBITS AROUND SUN COMPLETING
    ONE ORBIT IN A YEAR
    • AXIS OF ROTATION IS TILTED CAUSING SUN
    RAYS FALLING AT DIFFERENT ANGLES AT
    DIFFERENT LATITTUDES DEPENDING UPON
    POSITION OF EARTH IN ITS ANNUAL ORBIT
    ORBIT AROUND SUN
    SEASONS
    Length of each season
    • March equinox - 20 March
    • Jun solstice - 21 Jun
    • Sep equinox - 22 Sep
    • Dec solstice – 22 Dec
    • March Equinox to Sep Equinox =
    • Sep Equinox to March Equinox=

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